fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
participation; joining; entry; adherence
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
item; article; dish; course; finest item
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
storehouse; warehouse; godown
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
medical apparatus; medical instruments
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
light; right; right field; right fielder